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The middle technology trap: China in a comparative perspective

Asian Review of Political Economy
This article examines the concept of the "middle technology trap" as a critical challenge for China in transitioning from a middle-income to a high-income economy.
Yongnian Zheng
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The middle-income trap, state capacity, and institutional business power: understanding the failed upgrading of the lithium industry in Chile

Business and Politics
Since the 1980s, state capacity has been a major explanation for countries leaving the middle-income trap. However, this literature is unable to explain the failed experiences of countries with relatively high state capacity.
Sebastian Carrasco, Aldo Madariaga
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THE MIDDLE-INCOME TRAP: IS THERE A WAY OUT FOR ASIAN COUNTRIES?

Journal of Indonesian Economy and Business, 2015
This study aims at investigating the phenomena of the middle-income trap found in developing Asian countries, such as China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand. The effects of some of the determinant variables of per capita income,
Raisal Fahrozi Lubis, Putu Mahardika Adi Saputra   +1 more
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Wild meat consumption in changing rural landscapes of Indonesian Borneo

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat can play a crucial role in the food system of rural communities residing near tropical forests. Yet, socio‐ecological changes across tropical landscapes are impacting the patterns and sustainability of meat consumption. To understand the prevalence, frequency and drivers of wild meat, domestic meat and fish consumption in this ...
Katie L. Spencer, Daniel J. Ingram, Namrata B. Anirudh, Ardiantiono, Susan M. Cheyne, Leejiah J. Dorward, Abdul Kadir, Michaela G. Y. Lo, Courtney L. Morgans, Jatna Supriatna, Nurul L. Winarni, Freya A. V. St. John, Matthew J. Struebig   +12 more
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Gender dynamics of tropical wildmeat systems: A systematic map of women's roles and influence

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wildmeat is a vital natural resource globally, which must be managed sustainably to avoid livelihood insecurity, species decline and biodiversity loss. Women have a pivotal role in harvesting, processing and distributing wildmeat, yet their contributions are often overlooked.
Jasmin Willis Key, Wahyu Nurbandi, Brenda González‐Nava, Juanita Gomez, Ferdinand Castera, Guilherme Costa Alvarenga, Auriane Flottes De Pouzols, Maya Lemaire, Jennifer F. Linden, Emily K. Madsen, Lauren Coad, Amy Hinsley, E. J. Milner‐Gulland   +12 more
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Patterns of wild meat and other protein consumption in the periphery of Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract In Central Africa, human activities are severely impacting terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, threatening the food security of millions of people. Accordingly, sustainable use of wildlife is crucial for the nutrition and livelihoods of many rural communities in the region.
Zolo Admettons, Mattia Bessone, Josué Ausse Baraka, Josué Engombe Botomia, Espérance Miezi, Bénédicte Nsilu, Jonathan Nkamisha Mukole, Michel Opelele Omeno, Jean Semeki Ngabinzeke, Barbara Fruth   +9 more
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Vertical specialization and the middle-income trap: an explanation based on global value chains

Technological and Economic Development of Economy
This paper aims to provide theoretical and empirical evidence to explain the middle-income trap from the perspective of Global value chains (GVCs). GVCs improve vertical specialization in two possible ways: (i) “economies of specialization”, induced by ...
Lina Yu, Jinlu Liu, Xinran Liu, Ziqi Wei, Tao Wang   +4 more
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China and the Middle Income Trap

East Asian Policy, 2016
Is China falling into the “middle-income trap” (MIT) with its current economic slowdown? Extrapolating from its 2015 per capita income of US$8,300 and benchmarking a developed economy at US$16,000, China would become a developed economy within 10 years with a reasonably strong growth of around 6%.
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Systemic bio‐inequity links poverty to biodiversity and induces a conservation paradox

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Biodiversity is declining globally while inequity is growing, and poverty rates are not improving. Global sustainable development and conservation initiatives aim to address biodiversity loss and poverty simultaneously. Through text analysis of global biodiversity policies, we identified a consistent narrative that countries with high ...
Conor Waldock, Van Thi Hai Nguyen, Margaret Awuor Owuor, Anna Samwel Manyanza, Ole Seehausen   +4 more
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